Removing dinoflagellates from corals

[Pete polyp]

I have a dinoflagellate problem in one of my tanks that I just can't seem to beat. I would like to move the remaining corals into my other tank. I'm worried about cross contamination and I don't want dinoflagellates in the other tank. So how can I be certain that there's no dinoflagellates on the corals? Is there any dip that will completely kill them?

 

[usmc2897]

Freshwater dips supposedly kill dinos instantly. I have delt with them 2x in seperate tanks. Very hard to kill but I used Dino X recently and it worked 100% for my kind of dino problem. There are many different types of dinos but i suggest attacking it from multiple angles and attack it with everything you have or it will just come back.

 

[Dtackett]

dino is nasty stuff. you definitely don't want it in any of your tanks so I wouldn't move them until you get it taken care of. what all have you tried? I beat dino with small daily water changes, wet skimming, and h202 dosing.

 

[steelheader.262]

I myself had delt with this twise as well and found going lights out for 2-3 days worked very well.
Reduce feeding and add carbon, starve them out.

 

[Pete polyp]

I have h2o2 dosed, 8 days lights out, kalk dosing, feeding once a week and wet skimming at the same time for the past few months.

 

[cincyreef]

@Pete polyp I realize this thread is old, but did you have any success at getting rid of the dinos? I believe that I have some starting, and I want to stop it before its a real concern. Thanks.